📖 Evangelicalism

Books that examine the theology, culture, and political influence of evangelical Christianity — from insider devotionals to critical analyses of a movement that has profoundly shaped American life.

The Truth War

by John F. MacArthur Jr. • 2007

The church is at war over truth, and postmodern thinking has already occupied the pulpit.

4.30

2k+

🔍 Doctrinal Discernment 📜 Biblical Authority 🎭 Postmodern Critique 🛡️ Defending Orthodoxy 🚪 Apostasy

The Truth War

The church is at war over truth, and postmodern thinking has already occupied the pulpit.

by John F. MacArthur Jr. 2007

4.30

2k+ ratings

🔍 Doctrinal Discernment 📜 Biblical Authority 🎭 Postmodern Critique 🛡️ Defending Orthodoxy 🚪 Apostasy

Bully Pulpit

by Michael J. Kruger • 2022

Why your church can't spot a bully pastor: charisma beats character, and accountability is a mirage.

4.48

1k+

⚠️ Spiritual Abuse ⛪ Church Leadership 🙇 Servant Leadership ⚖️ Church Governance 🩹 Trauma And Recovery

Bully Pulpit

Why your church can't spot a bully pastor: charisma beats character, and accountability is a mirage.

by Michael J. Kruger 2022

4.48

1k+ ratings

⚠️ Spiritual Abuse ⛪ Church Leadership 🙇 Servant Leadership ⚖️ Church Governance 🩹 Trauma And Recovery

Finding the Right Hills to Die on

by Gavin Ortlund • 2020

Christians either fight over everything or nothing. A third way through the doctrine battles.

4.33

3k+

🏗️ Theological Method 🤝 Church Unity 📖 Evangelical Theology ✝️ Mere Christianity 🐑 Pastoral Theology

Finding the Right Hills to Die on

Christians either fight over everything or nothing. A third way through the doctrine battles.

by Gavin Ortlund 2020

4.33

3k+ ratings

🏗️ Theological Method 🤝 Church Unity 📖 Evangelical Theology ✝️ Mere Christianity 🐑 Pastoral Theology

The Unlikely Disciple

by Kevin Roose • 2009

He arrived a skeptic. He left a prayer. One semester undercover at Liberty University.

3.98

12k+

📰 Immersion Journalism 🤔 Faith And Doubt 🏛️ Social Conservatism 🧬 Creationism 🎓 Campus Culture

The Unlikely Disciple

He arrived a skeptic. He left a prayer. One semester undercover at Liberty University.

by Kevin Roose 2009

3.98

12k+ ratings

📰 Immersion Journalism 🤔 Faith And Doubt 🏛️ Social Conservatism 🧬 Creationism 🎓 Campus Culture

Kingdoms in Conflict

by Charles W. Colson • 1987

Two rival kingdoms shape every society. Push one aside, and the other becomes a tyrant.

4.08

317

🏛️ Church And State 📖 Political Theology 🌍 Christian Social Ethics ⚖️ Moral Relativism 🏚️ Secularism Critique

Kingdoms in Conflict

Two rival kingdoms shape every society. Push one aside, and the other becomes a tyrant.

by Charles W. Colson 1987

4.08

317 ratings

🏛️ Church And State 📖 Political Theology 🌍 Christian Social Ethics ⚖️ Moral Relativism 🏚️ Secularism Critique

God's Promise of Happiness

by Randy Alcorn • 2015

Over 2,700 Bible passages speak of joy. Your faith was never meant to make you miserable.

4.31

211

🕊️ Christian Living 😊 Spiritual Joy 🙏 Gratitude Practice ✨ Eternal Perspective 🎉 Theology Of Happiness

God's Promise of Happiness

Over 2,700 Bible passages speak of joy. Your faith was never meant to make you miserable.

by Randy Alcorn 2015

4.31

211 ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 😊 Spiritual Joy 🙏 Gratitude Practice ✨ Eternal Perspective 🎉 Theology Of Happiness

Losing Our Religion

by Russell D. Moore • 2023

The implosion of the evangelical church is not a disaster; it's an act of grace.

4.31

3k+

🇺🇸 Christian Nationalism 🔨 Faith Deconstruction 🏛️ Politicization Of Faith 🗽 American Church 🚪 Post-Evangelical

Losing Our Religion

The implosion of the evangelical church is not a disaster; it's an act of grace.

by Russell D. Moore 2023

4.31

3k+ ratings

🇺🇸 Christian Nationalism 🔨 Faith Deconstruction 🏛️ Politicization Of Faith 🗽 American Church 🚪 Post-Evangelical

Pastoral Ministry

by John F. MacArthur Jr. • 1995

Scripture, not strategy, shapes the shepherd: a guide to character, study, and pulpit.

4.13

423

🏛️ Pastoral Ministry 📖 Expository Preaching 📞 Pastoral Calling ✝️ Reformed Theology 👋 New Pastors

Pastoral Ministry

Scripture, not strategy, shapes the shepherd: a guide to character, study, and pulpit.

by John F. MacArthur Jr. 1995

4.13

423 ratings

🏛️ Pastoral Ministry 📖 Expository Preaching 📞 Pastoral Calling ✝️ Reformed Theology 👋 New Pastors

The Evangelicals

by Frances FitzGerald • 2017

Evangelicals keep fracturing and reassembling. A 250-year history of America's most restless faith.

4.16

2k+

⛪ American Religious History 🏛️ Political History 📜 Fundamentalism ⚔️ Culture Wars ⚖️ Church And State

The Evangelicals

Evangelicals keep fracturing and reassembling. A 250-year history of America's most restless faith.

by Frances FitzGerald 2017

4.16

2k+ ratings

⛪ American Religious History 🏛️ Political History 📜 Fundamentalism ⚔️ Culture Wars ⚖️ Church And State

All That Is in God

by James E. Dolezal • 2017

God without parts, without change, without time: classical theism's case against a God who needs us.

4.47

986

📖 Doctrine Of God 🏛️ Classical Theism 🔓 Open Theism 🔺 Trinitarian Theology 🔷 Divine Simplicity

All That Is in God

God without parts, without change, without time: classical theism's case against a God who needs us.

by James E. Dolezal 2017

4.47

986 ratings

📖 Doctrine Of God 🏛️ Classical Theism 🔓 Open Theism 🔺 Trinitarian Theology 🔷 Divine Simplicity

The Power of a Whisper

by Bill Hybels • 2010

God still speaks. How to quiet the noise, test every prompting, and act with courage.

4.10

1k+

⛪ Christian Living 🗣️ Divine Guidance 🧭 Spiritual Discernment 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🚪 Seeker Sensitive

The Power of a Whisper

God still speaks. How to quiet the noise, test every prompting, and act with courage.

by Bill Hybels 2010

4.10

1k+ ratings

⛪ Christian Living 🗣️ Divine Guidance 🧭 Spiritual Discernment 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🚪 Seeker Sensitive

Total Truth

by Nancy R. Pearcey • 2004

Christianity became a private feeling, not public truth, because of a split believers never noticed.

4.22

5k+

✝️ Christian Worldview 🏛️ Faith And Culture 🧬 Intelligent Design 🌆 Secularization 🧠 Anti-Intellectualism

Total Truth

Christianity became a private feeling, not public truth, because of a split believers never noticed.

by Nancy R. Pearcey 2004

4.22

5k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Worldview 🏛️ Faith And Culture 🧬 Intelligent Design 🌆 Secularization 🧠 Anti-Intellectualism

Another Gospel?

by Alisa Childers • 2020

Progressive Christianity redefines God, cross, and gospel into another religion that cannot save.

4.54

7k+

🌊 Progressive Christianity 🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🧱 Deconstruction Stories 📜 Biblical Reliability ✝️ Atonement Theology

Another Gospel?

Progressive Christianity redefines God, cross, and gospel into another religion that cannot save.

by Alisa Childers 2020

4.54

7k+ ratings

🌊 Progressive Christianity 🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🧱 Deconstruction Stories 📜 Biblical Reliability ✝️ Atonement Theology

You Are Your Own

by Jamie Lee Finch • 2019

Evangelical trauma lives in the body. Talk therapy and deconstruction alone won't reach it.

4.03

2k+

💔 Religious Trauma 🧘 Somatic Healing 🔒 Purity Culture 🧱 Deconstruction ⛪ Exvangelical

You Are Your Own

Evangelical trauma lives in the body. Talk therapy and deconstruction alone won't reach it.

by Jamie Lee Finch 2019

4.03

2k+ ratings

💔 Religious Trauma 🧘 Somatic Healing 🔒 Purity Culture 🧱 Deconstruction ⛪ Exvangelical

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